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Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

986 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.6B invested in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 154 funds opening new positions, 401 increasing their positions, 278 reducing their positions, and 70 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17M | Put options by funds: $6.38M

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 154 | Existing positions closed: 70

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 401 | Existing positions reduced: 278

27% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 99126 (+27)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 911986 (+75)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11.2B → $11.6B (+$400M)

0.99% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.46%40.45% (+0.99%)

Holders
986
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+8.23%
% of All Funds
21.96%
Holding in Top 10
126
Holding in Top 10 Change
+27
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+27.27%
% of All Funds
2.81%
New
154
Increased
401
Reduced
278
Closed
70
Calls
$17M
Puts
$6.38M
Net Calls
+$10.6M
Net Calls Change
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
FT
526
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$762K -$152K -1,461 -16%
MA
527
MUFG Americas
New York
$762K -$2.61K -25 -0.3%
TC
528
Trust Company
Kansas
$760K +$43.9K +421 +6%
EFL
529
ERn Financial LLC
Wisconsin
$759K +$808K +7,749 New
ACP
530
Arcus Capital Partners
Georgia
$758K +$5.94K +57 +0.7%
WC
531
Whitnell & Co
Illinois
$756K +$626 +6 +0.1%
JWM
532
JGP Wealth Management
Oregon
$756K +$172K +1,649 +27%
SMG
533
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$753K +$104 +1 +0%
SB
534
Simmons Bank
Arkansas
$751K -$20.9K -200 -3%
BAS
535
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$750K +$28.3K +271 +4%
CPA
536
Clear Perspective Advisors
Illinois
$740K +$83.4K +800 +12%
Cerity Partners
537
Cerity Partners
New York
$740K +$161K +1,545 +26%
PP
538
Patten & Patten
Tennessee
$738K +$371K +3,561 +90%
FFG
539
Ford Financial Group
California
$733K +$101K +967 +15%
CAC
540
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$732K +$29.7K +285 +4%
LCAM
541
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
$732K +$779K +7,470 New
SAA
542
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$729K
BOS
543
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough
California
$725K -$192K -1,840 -20%
KL
544
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$720K +$696K +6,674 +989%
CFD
545
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$718K -$11.5K -110 -1%
CL
546
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
$717K -$34.2M -328,012 -98%
FTI
547
Fiduciary Trust International
Massachusetts
$717K
GJIC
548
Gamble Jones Investment Counsel
California
$713K -$20K -192 -3%
NFG
549
Nadler Financial Group
Illinois
$712K
SWM
550
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$706K +$55.5K +532 +8%

VIG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

986 of the 4,489 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $11.6B — up 3.6% from $11.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 154 funds opened new VIG positions and 70 closed out — a net gain of 84 holders — while 401 added to existing stakes and 278 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $568M. The largest seller was Cornerstone Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $964M.

  • 986 institutional investors held Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) as of Q4 2018, up from 911 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $11.6B of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock for Q4 2018, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 154 funds opened new Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF positions in Q4 2018 and 70 closed out, a net change of +84 holders.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF buyer in Q4 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $568M added.
  • The largest Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF seller in Q4 2018 was Cornerstone Wealth Management, an estimated $964M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.